Shoe-lace fastener.



PATENTED APR. 7, 1903.

M. A. GLARKSON. SHOE LACE FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1902.

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MARGARET ANN OLARKSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SHOE-LACE FASTENER.

SPECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 724,809, dated April 7,1903.

Application filed March 29, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARGARET ANN CLARK- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Lace Fasteners, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a shoe-lace fastener which isadapted to hold the shoe-lace firmly and prevent slipping and alsoadapted to hold the loop of the bow-knot, andthus prevent'any part ofthe shoe-lace from becoming loosened; and my invention consists in theimproved construction and application of the fasteninghook, ashereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of myimproved shoelace fastener prior to its attachment to the shoe. Fig. 2represents a front view of the same. Fig. 3 represents a rear View. Fig.4 represents a top view. Fig. 5 represents the outspread blank fromwhich the fasteninghook is formed. Fig. 6 represents a sectional Viewshowing the fastening-hook in engagement with the eyelet to hold theshoe-lace. Fig. 7 represents a sectional view showing the fastening-hookdisengaged from the eyelet and turned upward. Fig. 8 represents a detailtop View showing the fasteners as applied to a double bow-knot. Fig. 9represents the fastening of a single bow-knot by means of thefastening-hook.

In the drawings, A represents the fastening-hook, B the wire staple bymeans of which the fastening-hook is secured to the leather 0 of theshoe, and D represents the eyelet, into which the projecting lip e ofthe hook A passes. The hook A is formed of a sheet-metal blank E, cutout as shown in Fig. 5, with the circular body portion f, therearwardly-projecting portion 9, adapted for rolling into a tube h forholding the attaching-staple B and form- Serial No. 100,613. (No model.)

is folded inwardly to form the engaging lip 6 and provided at its basewith the spurs jj, which are adapted for engagement with the shoe-lace Fto hold the same firmly when the hook A is in engagement with the eyeletD, as shown in Fig. .6, the opened condition of the fastening-hook beingshown in Fig. 7. The hook Ais secured to the shoe by clenching the endsof the staple B at the back of the leather 0, as shown in Fig. 6, sothat the hook may be turned upon the inclosed portion of the staple.When the hook A is closed into the eyelet D, it bears upon the shoe-laceF, the spurs jj, which are located at the edge of the base portion ofthe lip e, engaging with the shoe-lace to prevent the same from slippingfrom under the hook. My improved fastening-hook is employed at thetopmost eyelet in each of the rows of eyelets used for fastening theshoe, and if a single bow-knot is made in the shoe-lace the loop may beheld securely by one of the fastening-hooks, as shown in Fig. 9, or whena double bow-knot is made both loops may be held by the fastening-hooks,as shown inrFig. 8.

I claim as my invention- As a new manufacture, a shoe-lace fastener.

formed oa sheet-metal blank provided with a body pet tion, therearwardly-projecting portion adapted for forming the tubular part ofthe hinge-joint, and the forwardly-extending tongue adapted to form theengaging lip, and the spurs arrangedat opposite sides of the base of thelip and adapted for engagement with the shoe-lace, and the connectedstaple for attaching the fastening to the fabric, substantially asdescribed.

MARGARET ANN CLARKSON. Witnesses:

SOORATES SOHOLFIELD, HENRY E. REYNOLDS.

